Thoughts and observations from a young lady stuck in the wrong century who believes firmly in beauty, kindness, poise, the arts, ballet, and a love for all creatures. She also enjoys "The Fandom" and geekery is common.
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

LegalBallerina.com has posted a lovely shoutout to me!
A ballet video that I posted on YouTube almost exactly one year ago has garnered over 34,000 views. The video shows various clips of me en pointe during a beginner ballet/pointe class at a local studio. I firmly believe that ballet is one of the most elegant, uplifting, noble pursuits that a human being can undertake, and I also believe that ballet should not remain only in the realm of children, but should be more accessible to adults who make the brave decision to learn ballet at a later age.
What brings me the most joy from posting videos of my ballet adventures is the inspiration and hope it can bring to adults and older teens who are under the impression that the ballet world is not open to them.

Legal Ballerina of http://legalballerina.com is also chronicling her adventures in learning ballet. She has a very well put-together blog! I first discovered her blog after examining my YouTube statistics - I noticed that a decent number of my ballet video views were coming from her website. After a little digging, I found that my Adult Beginner Pointe video was linked in her sidebar! I was flattered! I quickly dropped her a note of thanks and she wrote a new blog post about me and how my video has been a source of inspiration on her own ballet journey! She writes:

"It is because of Miss Etherington (along with my teachers, fellow
students and family) that I believed that it was possible to learn
ballet and advance to en pointe at my age. I still like watching her
video. If you take a look, notice how nice her sous-sus is and how
strong her legs look. Her feet are beautiful too."